Regenerative Agriculture and Global Food Security
Note to get in the building - if there's not someone there to greet you - use the call box to the left of the door. Use the search box to find "3" - you'll see one entry. Press the call box and the door will unlock. Take the elevator to the third floor.
This session will examine how regenerative agriculture can contribute to sustainable food production while balancing environmental stewardship and the need for increased agricultural productivity to meet global food security goals.
Discussion Questions
How can regenerative agriculture practices contribute to sustainable food production while ensuring high yields to meet global food security goals?
What are the challenges in balancing environmental stewardship with the need for increased agricultural productivity?
Discussion Leaders
Hastings Nhlane is the CEO and Co-Founder of ACADES, created to address the challenges faced by young smallholder farmers in Africa, helping them grow their incomes and transition out of poverty.
Ingrid Westman is the CEO of Friendly Building, which develops sustainable villages and regenerative farming in West Africa.
Kevin Irby (Kirby) is the Managing Director at Funders for Regenerative Agriculture (FORA), with extensive knowledge in regenerative agriculture, driving systems change through integrated capital and advancing social and ecological regeneration.
Ricardo Ludovino Lopes is a legal consultant in climate change and co-founder of Yakara'na, a climate education organization committed to delivering strategic insights on sustainable development to the public, private, and non-profit sectors.
Sarah Koch is the Founder and Executive Director of Development in Gardening (DIG), whose passion for community-centered development and agroecology empowers communities to lead their own regenerative agriculture solutions.
Thank you to The Sidebar leadership team for your support in making this happen!